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Reference Books



TitleCall Number
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative MedicineWB 13 .G1507 2001 REF
Goldfrank's Toxicologic EmergenciesQV 600 .G6 2002 REF
Herbal Companion to AHFS DIWB 925 .H47 2000 REF
Medicinal Plants of the WorldQV 766 .R67 2001 REF
Natural Medicine Comprehensive DatabaseQV 766 .N37 2004 REF
PDR for Nonprescription drugs, dietary supplements and herbsQV 772 .P476 2005 RES
Review of Natural ProductsQD 241 .R48 RES
Toxicology & Clinical Pharmacology of Natural Products QV 767 .T755 2000 REF
Trease and Evans PharmacognosyQV 752 .E92 P 2002 REF

To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC. Keywords to search include Herbs, Herbals, Pharmacognosy, Alternative Medicine, and Natural Medicine.


E-Books



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Journals



TitleService
Alternative Medicine Review: A Journal of Clinical Therapeuticsindexed selectively in IDIS
Alternative Therapies in Health and MedicineProQuest Medical Library
American Journal of Chinese Medicineindexed selectively in IDIS
BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineBioMedCentral
European Journal of Herbal Medicineindexed selectively in IDIS
International Journal of Oriental Medicineindexed selectively in IDIS
Internet Journal of Alternative MedicineHealth Reference Center Academic
Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineHealth Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (Embargo: 3 months)
Journal of Natural ProductsACP-Journal Stacks (print)
Legal Status of Traditional Medicine and Complementary/Alternative MedicineAcademic Search Elite (EBSCOHost)

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Research Databases



TitleDescription
Clinical PharmacologyFull text information on drugs available in the United States, herbal supplements, nutritional products, and new and investigational drugs
MICROMEDEXFull text medical and drug information databases
Natural Medicines Database ComprehensiveFull text herbal/natural drug information resource
PubMedBibliographic and full text citations to biomedical literature
Science Citation IndexCurrent and retrospective (2000 - present) bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references from 3,700 scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 100 disciplines.


WWW Resources



TitleDescription
Herbal SafetyHerbal safety information
HerbaLinksProvides links to information concerning herbal medicines that is useful for both the pharmacist and the patient
HerbMedProvides access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health
Longwood Herbal TaskforceHerbal, dietary supplement and vitamin & mineral monographs
National Center for Complementary and Alternative MedicineProduced by National Institutes of Health, the site offers links to publications, research databases and patient education materials.
QuackWatchOffers information to consumers and health professionals in order to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads and fallacies
Sloan Kettering: About Herbs, Botanicals & Other ProductsProvides information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems. Evaluations of alternative or unproved cancer therapies also are provided

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